Edessa Noyan

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Botkyrka, Sweden
Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3

AT VIRGINIA
HONORS
All-ACC Academic Team (2023-24)
ACC Honor Roll (2023-24)

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2024-25)
Played in 26 games, making 23 starts … averaged 5.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and shot 40 percent from the floor … scored 7 points on 3-of-5 shooting in a season-opening win over American … set a career-high 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a win over Coppin St. … recorded 10 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and a career-high four blocks against Duke … tied a career-high 16 points against UNC … missed nearly a month (Nov. 17-Dec. 8) with an illness … named to U20 Swedish National Team roster for the 2024 Nordic Championship and FIBA U20 Women’s EuroBasket Championship.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2023-24)
Appeared in 28 games, including three starts … led the team in field goal percentage (.500) after shooting 32-for-64 on the season … pulled down eight rebounds against Campbell … scored eight points in a road win at No. 15 Florida State … had nine points versus No. 17 Viriginia Tech … posted 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in UVA’s 73-66 win at Boston College … tallied a career-best 10 rebounds off the bench in UVA’s 81-59 win over High Point in the first round of the inaugural WBIT.
PREP
Named to the U20 Swedish Junior National Team roster for the 2023 Nordic Championships and the U20 European Championships … helped the Swedish U18 Junior National Team win the 2022 Nordic Championships, averaging 18.8 points per game while also pacing the squad in rebounding during their run … represented her country in Division A of the 2022 U18 European Championships … played on the Sodertalje Club Team, one of the best teams in Sweden’s top division.

PERSONAL
Birth date is May 2 … daughter of Abdio and Kristina Noyan … has three siblings, Liam, Eddie and Tibelia … major is sociology.